Tense
Tense is a grammatical category, typically marked on the verb , that deictically refers to the time of the event or state denoted by the verb in relation to some other temporal reference point.
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Broader Terms
More specific terms
- NT2 ↓ Absolute Tense ►
- NT2 ↓ Absolute-Relative Tense ►
- NT2 ↓ Relative Tense ►
Related terms
- RT⇆ Auxiliary Verb
- RT⇆ Deixis
- RT⇆ Imperative Mood
- RT⇆ Infinitive
- RT⇆ Inflectional Affix
- RT⇆ Inflectional Category
- RT⇆ Nonfinite Verb
- RT⇆ Verb (Linguistics)
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